Amy Maynard from Hamilton has been named the overall winner of the NZ Gold Guitar Awards on Sunday night.

The awards are part of the 10-day Tussock Country festival and see some of our best performers flock to Aotearoa's country music capital, Gore.

Gore's Brendon Fairbairn was named the runner-up.

There were also prizes for best male and female solo, gospel, traditional, new country, country rock, duet, vocal group, New Zealand song and instrumental.

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2024 Gold Guitars overall runner-up and Senior Instrumental section winner Brendon Fairbairn, from Gore, along with (L-R) daughter Jessica, wife Fiona and son (and Brendon's backing guitar player) Liam. Photo: Supplied

Other winners included:

• Traditional, Singer/Songwriter: Nicola Mitchell, Gore
• Vocal Group: The Dollys, Invercargill
• Male Vocal Solo: Jon Collins, Australia
• Female Vocal Solo: Sadie Wech, Otautau
• New Country: Maddison Connor, Nelson
• Duet: Renee and Madeline, Dunedin
• Country Rock: The Mitchell Twins, Gore